Cedric had been moping around the castle for months now and King Roland was getting annoyed with the Royal Sorcerer, so he tells Baileywick to figure it out and get his Sorcerer back on track. Now over the past few years the lovely Princess Sofia had infected all in the castle but most a specially Mr. Cedric and got him to believe in himself that he has a good heart, and he was able to make more friends in the castle. Baileywick came up to Cedric's door in the Sorcerer's tower. With a knock "Cedric," for a moment no answer came so he tried the handle it was open witch mint Cedric should be in. Opening the door he pokes in he's head "Cedric, are you in here?" Looking in workshop Baileywick sees Cedric's chamber door start to open so he walked on in. "What can I do for you Baileywick?" Groggily Cedric said as he rubs his eyes, he has not gotten a full night's sleep since a partially beautiful someone has left for her finishing school. Cedric would never admit it to anyone that he missed the young woman who changed him for the better.
Baileywick on the other hand had come to know how the pair felt about each other being the castle suitor you tend to know these things, plus some stuff you didn't want to know. "Well, King Roland has been very kind and has given us the day off and I was thinking we could go to the village pub and get a few drinks or just get out of the castle." With a smile Baileywick saw the slight shock cross Cedric's face as he answered "I... I think that be fine. I mean if the King is willing to..." He lost his thought when Baileywick spoke up "Great! I'll be back by at eight and we'll head out." Before Cedric could say anything Baileywick was gone out the door. Now what have I gotten myself into. Cross Cedric's mind with slight worry. The King and Queen were waiting for Baileywick at the bottom of the stairs to the Sorcerer's tower. "Well?" they both asked. "He has agreed to go to the pub with me. I'm also going to ask a couple of other guys to join in to try and help." They smiled and the Queen said "That's wonderful Baileywick, thank you." With a bow "Your Majesties."
Baileywick was off to get some more guys to go out so Cedric wouldn't feel single out. Round about eight Baileywick and some of the guy from the kitchen and garden staffs were waiting for Cedric. When he came out they load up in the carriage that the King and Queen let them use that was to make sure all returned safely. They come rolling up to the pub everybody but Cedric were already rowdy and ready to party. Everybody was getting drinks, "Cedric what you drinking?" One of the guys asked. "Well. I. I wasn't really thinking." Cedric was stuttering as one of the kitchen boys slapped him on the back and hollering to the Bartender "Get him Mead Thorn!" And the group just got more rowdy! Whooping and hollering the boys were having a good old time. But the ever vigilant Baileywick notice that Cedric has just sat quietly in the corner not joining in, seeming distant lost in thought. 'Over what?' Baileywick thought as he moved to get to the bottom of the whole thing.
Deeply lost in his drink Cedric remember just a few weeks ago that he also had some alcohol and a beautiful young lady in his arms for the first and most likely last time. The grand ball for the children graduating from Royal Prep and moving on to their finishing schools, Princess Sofia was not as happy about the ball as her step twins siblings. Getting bored and really needing a break from the festivities she makes her way to exit quietly but first she needed to get a certain Sorcerer's attention before she walked out. It didn't take long for her to lock eyes with him as she made her way to the exit, she nodded her head hoping he would understand and follow. Cedric's eyes widened has they locked in with Princess Sofia's but he could not look away, the past month he had been distant from her do to the fact that he was growing a little too close to the Princess, and knew that he was getting into trouble if he didn't stop it before she returned the feelings. But he found himself following her out of the ball room, when she saw that the Sorcerer was following her she made her way to the one place she knew that he couldn't run and hind from her, the stables. Once in the stables she walked over to Minimus' stall and waited for him to come to her. She was tired of trying to get him to talk to her. She was leaving it in his hands to close this or just leave without a word. For a long moment Cedric just stands there watching her not sure if he should approach her like this, but that changed when she sights and turns to him. "Are we going to talk about this or what Cedric?" Stunted by her words he simply walked over to her, but kept a good proper distant from her. "Talk about what Princess Sofia?" He was finally able to say looking at his boots. "Oh Cedric, since when did you start calling me Princess?" she steps closer to him and grabbed his hand so he could not step away from her. For a moment Cedric could not do anything but look at their hands, but clearing his throat and trying to release her hand and failed. "Princess Sofia." She couldn't take it anymore and she pulls him to her and planted a kiss on his lips, wrapping her arms around his neck. For a moment she felt like she made a mistake but then Cedric moved his hands to her hips and moved her against the stall wall kissing her with all the passion he had within him. Sofia did not resisted Cedric and moved with him willingly feeling the pulsing energy from his hands flow to her hips. 'Wow' was all she could think as they kissed and she bit his lower lip, and then allowed his tough to enter her mouth. Pulling away in ragged breaths Cedric whispers "Sofia." She smiles and pulls him back into a kiss. Then Cedric shocked her when he pulled away from her leaving her cold and longing for him to bring his warmth back to her. "Cedric?" With his back to her he was shaking as he spoke to her. "Sofia I... we... you should return to the ball, before you are missed. We... we should not have... been here... in the stables... like this." And he starts to walk away Sofia runs up to him and pulls him around to face her wrapping her arms once again around his neck. "Don't you do this now! You know damn well I leave in the morning and this is the last and only moment we will be able to share like this, and you are not taking that from me!" Unable to do anything else Cedric wraps his arms back around her. "Cedric the whole point to getting out of the castles is to enjoy yourself!" Called out Greg from the other side of the room "Come on Baileywick, Cedric, get on over here! And join in the party!" Cedric was startled out of his memory shrugged to Baileywick as they joined the others.
Later on that night dreams and memories collide together.
"You are not taking that from me!" as tears well in her eye, unable to do anything but wrap his arms back around her Cedric pulls Sofia to him and kisses her moving her back against the stall wall no longer able to hold back his longing for her. But Sofia has other ideas, softly kissing down his jaw line she whispers "Come with me lover." And she leads him to the hay loft were she had left a blanket for them. Cedric knew that it was a bad idea to follow her up there, but he found it difficult to deny Sofia anything at that point. But he was going to be a gentleman even if it kills him. With a smile Sofia lays out the blanket, "come lover sit and hold me." She spoke so innocently as she sat down. Once more he tried to get her to return to the festivities. "Sofia, we should not be here." She turns to him and just pats the space next to her on the blanket. That little act told Cedric that it was beyond the negotiating stage, so he just sat. Sofia in her beautiful and form fitting dress, a simple A-line style with a corset top, but in a very dark purple. It hits the Sorcerer that it is the same shade as his robe he wore daily. "You look beautiful tonight," unable to find anything else to talk about. Sofia snuggles in next to the Sorcerer and starts kissing him along his jaw. A muffled "thank you Cedric," came to his ear. Groaning with how wonderful BUT how wrong this was. 'The King will have my head for sure when we are caught,' ran through his mind. But Sofia was making difficult not to let his mind think of a few things his could do with her.
Cedric was not innocent when it comes to sex, there had been one or two maids that gave him a good time but that has not been the case for some time now. "Sofia... I have to ask you this..." Sofia quickly kissed his lips to stop him then pulled away with a smile. "You will be my first Cedric, not my first boyfriend sad to say, but my first lover." As she is playing with the waist band of his trousers to get them lose. Somehow Sofia had gone from sitting next to him to in his lap with her dress hiked up so she was straddling him. "Oh no... Sofia I..." She puts a finger on his lips to quit him. "Don't tell me I'm your first too?" Moving her hand away "No sorry Sofia; I'm not innocent like you. I'm also not important enough to worry about things like that. But you my dear, this cannot happen or your father, the King, will have my head on a spike for even being here like this." A mischievous smile crossed her lips as she takes his hands and moved them to her exposed legs and up. "So you're expensed! But of course you will be gentle with me right lover?" "Princess Sofia! Did you not hear me!" But allowing her to place his hands where she wanted them, but stopping before she got them to close. "I'm trying to be a gentleman here Princess." "And I'm wanting to experience you Sorcerer. You care for me and I know that. When you finally told me you gave up stealing My Amulet to take over the kingdom. I knew then, like I know now and you cannot hide it, I can see it in your eyes." Reaching behind herself to let loose the ties on her corset, "Now my Sorcerer..." Cedric stopped Sofia before she could undo the corset. "Sofia, please not like this, not here, not the night before you leave for five years to your sorcery school." This time it was Cedric who kissed her first with a gentle hand on her cheek with a sweet kiss. "Yes Sofia, I do care for you more then I should. And I care enough for you to tell you that I am not the one for you." Gently Cedric starts to stand and pulls Sofia up and into a warm hug as the tears spill from his eyes. "My dear you have made me a better man than I ever could have been on my own, but I'm a servant to your father and if we are discovered I will lose my head." Holding her in his embrace she spoke "You know I don't care about titles and whatnots. I love you Cedric!" "And I love you Sofia"